About the Authors

Miguel A. Acevedo

miguel.acevedo7@upr.edu

Affiliation University of Puerto Rico–Río Piedras, Department of Biology, San Juan, PR, USA

Olivia Prosper

Affiliation Dartmouth College, Department of Mathematics, Hanover, NH, USA

Kenneth Lopiano

Affiliation Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute, Durham, NC, USA

Nick Ruktanonchai

Affiliation University of Florida, Department of Biology, Gainesville, FL, USA

T. Trevor Caughlin

Affiliation University of Florida, Department of Biology, Gainesville, FL, USA

Maia Martcheva

Affiliation University of Florida, Department of Mathematics, Gainesville, FL, USA

Craig W. Osenberg

Affiliation University of Georgia, Odum School of Ecology, Athens, GA, USA

David L. Smith

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Malaria Research Institute, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MAA OP KL NR TC MM CO DLS. Performed the experiments: MAA OP KL NR. Analyzed the data: MAA OP KL NR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAA OP KL NR TC MM CO DLS. Wrote the paper: MAA OP KL NR TC MM CO DLS.